T07 · Tool Hijacking and Spoofing
- Location
scripts/post_jike.py:78- Finding
False Publication Success and Fabricated Publishing State
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
scripts/post_jike.py:78-107andscripts/post_jike.py:165-170
Vulnerability Type: False tool-operation success reporting
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
python def post_to_jike(content): """ Post content to Jike using browser automation. This is a reference implementation showing the workflow. In practice, you would use OpenClaw's browser tool directly. Args: content: Text content to post Returns: bool: True if successful, False otherwise """ print(f"📝 Posting to Jike...") print(f"Content: {content[:50]}{'...' if len(content) > 50 else ''}") print(f"Length: {len(content)} characters") steps = [ f"1. Open {JIKE_URL}", "2. Take snapshot to get element refs", "3. Click textbox", "4. Type content", "5. Click send button", "6. Verify post appeared" ] print("\nSteps:") for step in steps: print(f" {step}") print("\n✅ Post workflow defined. Use OpenClaw browser tool to execute.") return Truepython # Post success = post_to_jike(content) if success: write_state(content) print("\n✅ Success! State updated.") return 0Technical Analysis
The
post_to_jike()function performs no browser automation, API request, or network communication with Jike. It only prints a proposed workflow and explicitly states that the OpenClaw browser tool must be used separately. Despite performing no publication, the function unconditionally returnsTrue.The caller interprets this value as evidence that publication succeeded, writes the supplied content and current timestamp to
jike-state.json, prints a success message, and exits with status code zero. No verification is performed to confirm that the content appeared on Jike.This creates a s ...[truncated 1569 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Implement the browser automation represented by the script before returning success.
- Verify publication through a reliable postcondition, such as locating the submitted content or a unique post identifier in the authenticated Jike session.
- Return
Trueonly after this verification succeeds; returnFalsefor navigation, authentication, submission, timeout, and verification failures. - Update
jike-state.jsononly after confirmed publication. - If the file is intentionally only a workflow demonstration, rename it accordingly and return a nonzero or explicit “not implemented” result instead of success.
- Distinguish result states such as
submitted,verified,failed, andnot_implementedrather than using an unconditional Boolean. - Add tests that assert state is not modified when no browser action occurs or when publication verification fails.